Hair-retainer.



No. 673,650. Patented May 7, IQOI;

W. NUWACKE.

HAIR RETAINER.

(Application mad Dee. 1.8,v 1900.)

(No ModoI.)

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M m E INVENTOH 1 y A770 ys UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WALLACE NOWACKE, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO MAXLOESSER, OF SAME PLACE.

HAIR-RETAINER.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 673,650, dated. May 7,1901.

I Application filed December 18, 1900. Serial No. 40,329. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, WALLACE NowAoKE, a citizen of the United States,residing in New York, borough of Brooklyn, in the State of New York,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ladies Hair-Combs,of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improved haircomb of that class which isused by ladies for retaining the hair at the back and the side of thehead, said comb being inserted into the hair and retained without anyespecial attaching-pins in any desired position, so as to make up thehair-dress desired; and the invention consists of a ladys hair-combcomprising a row of comb-teeth and a preferably loop-shaped guard towhich are attached the said teeth, the main body of the said guard beingat one side of and in a plane parallel with the row of teeth, so as toexert a spring action on the hair passed through the teeth in suchmanner that the teeth are covered by the hair, the spaces between thecomb-teeth extending below the lower inner edge of the guard, while theloop -shaped guard is shown up, so as to appear as a buckle.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective View showing myimproved hair-comb in position at the back of the head. Fig. 2 is afront view of the same removed from the hair and drawn on a largerscale. Fig. 3 is a vertical transverse section thereof, and Fig. 4 is anedge view looking toward the points of the comb-teeth.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

Referring to the drawings, A represents a row of teeth, and B the backof a comb of suitable size, such as used by ladies for retaining thehair in proper position for a headdress. The comb A B may be made oftortoise-shell, celluloid, metal, or any other suitable material. To theedge of the back B'of the comb-teeth A is applied a loop-shaped guard D,which may be made plain or ornamental, so as to simulate a buckle-frame,and which is cemented, riveted, or otherwise fastened to the back of thecomb in position parallel therewith and at a short distance from theteeth A, so as to form a space C beover the teeth and below the lowerpart of.

the guard D, so as to entirely cover the teeth, but leave theloop-shaped guard entirely exposed as a buckle-like ornament for thehair.

My improved hair-retaining comb is used, preferably, by moving the teethin upward direction into the hair at the side or back of the head untilthe hair covers it entirely, in which position it is retained firmly inplace by the pressure of the guard on the body of hair between the teethand guard, so as to require no separate retaining-pins or other similardevices which are nowused by ladies in connection with hair-retainingcombs heretofore in use.

The advantages of my improved combs are that the comb and guard are madein one structure, either integral or connected, and are thereby at anymoment ready for use and application to the head-dress, so as to beconveniently handled when making the toilet and presenting when inposition a very neat and ornamental appearance.

Having thus described. my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- A ladys'hair-comb, consisting of a row of comb-teethprovided with a back, and a loopshaped guard attached to the back of thecomb parallel with the same, the spaces between the comb-teethextendingbelow the lower inner edge of the guard, substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed myname in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

WALLACE NOWACKE.

Witnesses:

PAUL GOEPEL, GEORGE C. GEIBEL.

